Hot d'Or explained

Hot d'Or
Subheader:Golden Hot
Sponsor:Hot Vidéo
Location:Cannes and Paris[1]
Country:France
Reward:Hot d'Or d'honneur
Year:1992
Year2:2001, 2009, 2023
Network:Canal+

Hot d'Or (English: Golden Hot)[2] was an adult film industry pornographic award, awarded annually from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes, France[3] by the French trade journal Hot Vidéo.[4]

Overview

The awards have been described as the porn equivalent of the Palme d'Or[3] or the Academy Awards.[5] [6] [7] The analogous American honor is the AVN Award.[8] The inaugural event was held over two weeks in May in a hotel complex, at exactly the same time as the Cannes Film Festival.[3] [4] Venues included the Royal Casino Hotel, situated five miles from the Croisette.[2] In 1997, the event was held at the Lido in Paris.[5]

The Hot d'Or was noted for the lavish parties that accompanied it,[4] particularly those held by Private Media Group on board a yacht in Cannes marina.[3] The event attracted many performers, paparazzi, directors, and producers and distributors who would make deals buying and selling films.[3] The event would often court publicity by having porn stars pose naked on the public beach.[4] Consequently, it attracted attention from international media who were in town for the mainstream festival.[3]

The highest award given was the Hot d'Or d'honneur,[2] which was awarded to figures including Estelle Desanges, Marc Dorcel, Julia Channel, John Stagliano, Internet Entertainment Group and Ona Zee.

20th anniversary

After an eight-year absence, the awards returned to Paris on October 20, 2009 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hot Vidéo magazine.[9] They were held at Salle Wagram at the art deco Radisson Hotel, and French pop star Helmut Fritz performed at the show. French television giant Canal Plus had the rights to broadcast the show during their late-night block of adult programming.

Reception and review

Hot d'Ors presence was not particularly welcomed by the Cannes Film Festival or Cannes city officials.[4] In 1998 (when the awards were again held in Cannes), Steve Vlottes of Wicked Pictures said the awards were: "the most important show that we attend".[5]

Award history

1st Annual Hot d'Or (1992)
2nd Annual Hot d'Or (1993)
3rd Annual Hot d'Or (1994)
4th Annual Hot d'Or (1995)
5th Annual Hot d'Or (1996)
6th Annual Hot d'Or (1997)
7th Annual Hot d'Or (1998)
8th Annual Hot d'Or (1999)
9th Annual Hot d'Or (2000)
10th Annual Hot d'Or (2001)

Award winners:

11th Hot d'Or (2009) for the 20th Anniversary of Hot Video magazineThe complete list of winners follows:

Honorary Awards:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Paul Fishbein, "Pirates II, Evil Angel Big Winners at 2009 Hot d’Or Awards", Retrieved June 6, 2012
  2. News: Hot under the collar. 2009-07-02. David Patterson. 1995-05-29. The Independent.
  3. http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/05/21/cannes/index.html "The other Cannes festival"
  4. Book: Cannes: A Festival Virgin's Guide. Cinemagine Media Publishing. Benjamin Craig. 2002. 0-9541737-1-6. 52.
  5. http://www.filmfestivals.com/cannes98/d7crawl7.htm "Cannes gets sexy with the Academy Awards of adult video"
  6. Book: The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. Taylor & Francis. 2002. 0-415-93696-9. 292.
  7. Book: James F. English. The Economy of Prestige: prizes, awards, and the circulation of cultural value. 18 January 2014. 30 June 2009. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-03653-6. 96.
  8. Web site: Hots d'or, manque d'ardeur. 25 September 2009. 7 September 2013.
  9. Web site: The Hot D'Or Ceremony is Back. 2009-07-03. hot-dor.fr. 2009-07-21.
  10. Hot Vidéo, "Special Cannes +", N. 33. June 1992
  11. Hot Vidéo, "Special Hot D'Or '93", N. 44. June 1993
  12. Hot Vidéo, "Special Hot D'Or '94", N. 55. June 1994
  13. Web site: Cérémonies . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225215905/http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30%3Aceremonies&catid=2%3Aarchives&Itemid=4 . 25 February 2014 . hot-dor.fr . 6 September 2015 . dead .
  14. Web site: Meilleure Starlette Européenne. 6 February 1997. 11 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316035017/http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4 . March 16, 2014.
  15. Web site: Hot d'Or 1998 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20070825141007/http://www.hotdor.org/hot-dor-1998-winners.htm . 2007-08-25. 2007-08-25. 2014-05-17.
  16. Web site: Quand les actrices porno jouissent de la musique. Chartsinfrance.net. 2011-07-21. 2014-05-04.
  17. http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9D99DF-1372-4B41-C43E29A6DA9436F0&slid=283950 "News From Cannes 1"
  18. Web site: Meilleure Actrice Européenne . 19 May 1999 . 11 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316035017/http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4 . March 16, 2014 .
  19. Web site: Hot d'Or 2000 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20070827140442/http://www.hotdor.org/hot-dor-2000-winners.htm . 2007-08-27. 2007-08-27. 2014-05-04.
  20. Web site: Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or . Hot-dor.fr . 2014-05-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316035017/http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4 . 2014-03-16 .

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